National Information and Referral Support Center
Grant Opportunity Analysis
The Administration for Community Living is funding a cooperative agreement to operate the National Information and Referral Support Center. The selected recipient will provide national leadership, training, technical assistance, and professional certification to enhance the aging and disability information and referral workforce, while also supporting the nationwide Eldercare Locator. Key activities include facilitating peer learning, promoting standardized quality benchmarks, and helping programs adopt innovative technologies to serve older adults, people with disabilities, and caregivers. Eligible applicants include domestic public or private non-profit entities, such as state, local, and tribal governments, faith-based organizations, and higher education institutions, who must provide a minimum 25 percent cost-share match. Applications must be submitted electronically via Grants.gov by 11:59 p.m. Eastern Time on July 22, 2026, for a three-year project with estimated annual funding of $225,000.
Eligible Applicants
Foreign entities are not eligible to compete for, or receive, awards made under this announcement. Faith-based and community organizations that meet the eligibility requirements are eligible to receive awards under this funding opportunity announcement.